The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-03

mechanical instrument at the time.
have the instrument with me (exhib-
ting it). She was wearing 1t by direc-
ton of DR.. Thomas, who sent her 10
me with letter from him to me re-
questing me to look after her.
The next witness was
DR.. SAUNDERS,
call I'D by the defense: My nsme rs DIR.
d. d. Saunders. / am supposed TO be
a surgeon aud ply sician. l nave been
the family physician of j. r. Goodwin
and family Tor ten or twelve years. l
cannot give the exact date, bat about
the time of the Democratic G IN We ntion
Mr.. Godw win CINE t, me for the first
time about this unfortunate affair. Mr..
Goodwin came TO me aod sid: II am
in very great trouble; want your sd-
vice." He showed me letter this is
the letter. and said to me: "Hers isa
letter / received AT my house." l went
to the convention, and the same man
came after me again.
1.-THE doctor then went on in detail
to give the same account OF the inter-
view between Mr.. Goodwin and Dalton
as that already given by The former
gentleman.
Goodwin said to me, "Whst am to
do?" / did not know what TO tell him.
l told him to 60 home and think it
over, and would do the same. The
next day Goodwin and Russell came to
my office. Goodwin had dispatch
from Polk saying, "Meet me at the
depot prepared to go to Monteagle."
The next day Goodwin came to me
with an anonymous letter addressed to
Mr.. Polk. was struck with the SIM
ilarity of the writing, and told God
win they were both written by Da,-
ton. sent for an expert; did not tell
him the circumstances, but showed
him the writing. He said they were
written by thes same hand.
Mr.. TOM TuRLEY
was called in; then Mr.. G ldwin went
after Russell Goodwin and Mr.. Polk.
Russell was very much distressed.
advised the gettin0 of the 500 and
giving ii to him. While in this con-
versstion another nots was brought
to my office from Dalton TO Mr.. God
win. Russell seemed entirely over
coma; was restless, gloomy, shed tears
and SEEMED to be thoroughly de.
pressed said to Gods win: "Go and
give him the 500 and get the letters
and The pictures. Russell wanted to
20, but Mr.. Turkey and l objected.
MIR. Polk said: Damn him; I'll kill
him." told him the very thing we
wanted to avoid was wnat he was
about to precipitats end that I de-
manded that bs allowed to manage
this affair. l told O'Haver what had
occurred aud told him to arrest
him. / had two objects in view;
one was to get the fellow
| in the penitentiary, rid the family of
him, and at the ssms time to prevent
him from being killed. Some days
after that Russell Goodwin came to me
with another anonymous letter, writ
ten to his father. The substance of
the letter ives: "You got your work in
on Mre. - before Mr.. - got there;
watch your own family chickens come
home to roost; the father knows it,
the husband knows 1t, and you had
better look out" Russell seemed ter.
ribly distressed, and asked me what
was he to doP Was he to be always
bounded by this scoundrel? knew
the contents of this letter to be lie, a
damnsble lie. was in position to
know. / shall not tell what that posi-
ton was unless am forced to do 30
by the Court, but repeat that / knew
it to be a base lie.
think it was on the Saturday before
the killing. / was 81 ting in my pri-
vate consultation room. Russell came
in without knocking justrushed right
in. The fist thing he said wss, doc
tor, that ecoundrel has written another
letter to my Sister demanding money.
Must submit to this always? Are
we TO he bounded and hsrassed out OF
life and do nothing? He tries 10 rain
my sisters reputation and disgrace the
whole family" and then pointing to a
diamond ring on his finger said,
1.-THE scoundrel has not only tried to
disgrace my sister and ruin the repu-
tation of my family, but he has tried
to embroil my father with his dearest
friend. Not only all this, Doctor, but
by his foul ISLANDERS has caused me to
have this ring returned to me, thus
blighting my dearest ambitions and
rendering me unhappy forever. What
am l to do2 Is there no way
by which we can be lid of
this man? Is he to follow
and hound us all our lives ?"
He then rushed out just like he came,
and the next time 1 heard from him
he had killed Dalton and was not at
all surprise to hear it, knowing the
condition he was in when ! had last
seen him. Ne, cir. l say most posi-
lively the man was not sane. He was
as crazy man as ever saw, and was
Just in the frame Of mind to do what
he did do at last.
Adjoining hour having now ar
rived, DIR. Saunders was instructed by
the Court to return promptly at $3.50
O'Clock this Thursday morning, when
| the trial will be resumed,